The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1887-10-06
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, THAT

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, THAT
Every per.on, excepting tho Justices OF tho
Peace and Aldermen, Notarles Public ana p9r-
sons in tho militia service Of the state, Wh9
shall hold or shall Within twI w npaat or trust un
der the United States, or OF this state. and city
or corpoTated district, whethers 9 commissioned @
offcer or otherwile, a subordinate omcer or
agent wno is or shall be employed unier tne
Legislature, Executive or Judiciary depart
ment Of this state, or ofsny CITY OK vs sp mem
her of Congress and OF the state Legislature,
and Of the select or common oOunen OF any
city, y,orcommissioners OF any iheyIp0rS,oS ~,
cising at tho same time the once OF appoii oiac
ment of Judge, Inspector or clerk OF any e'.o
tion OF this Commonwealth. aud that no ID
spector, Judge, or other officer OF said eiee-
tion, shall be eligible to be then voted lor 4,
By the act Of Assembly OF Juiy yaSoI ., l'?. sber,
| Alderman, Justice OF the Peace, GonstaOlo' OI
every city, county, township y, or district Win,
In this Commonwealth, whenever o vn.su ,vpaJt upyJtI
fed electors thereof, TO clear any wihuoW oI
avenus to the window or avenue 10 tnv p,sevV
of General Election which shali De ' on
| in such n way as to prevent voters irom ap-
| proaohing the same and II shall be the uuty
| OF every respective Constable OF sucn Ns,u,
district or township wi, hin this OonmohNes'tui W
to be present or by Deputy, at the piaSe y.
holding Elections, In such ward, aistrao' M
township, for the purpose Of preserving INC
AIso that in the ath section of the act Of as
sembly entitled An act relating to exeeutoinns in
and other purposes" approved April !,'p ~, IN
II Is enacted that tho aforesaid i3ta sect,oi ,,i
''shall not be;construed us to prevent any mill
tia officer or borough oficer from servlng as
Judge, Inspector or CLERK at any general or
special election In this Commonwealth.
by an Act OF Assembly approved the nth
day 81 April 1859, II is enacted that at
AL elections hereafter held uhaes ih tne laws
cd at seven O'Clock a. m. and closed at seven
The inspectsrs and Judge of the elections
for holding the election In the district to which
they respectively. belong before seven O'Clock In
the morning and each Of tsS, tsose insPost,G'sss
~ an.isned voters OF this county at all
townsSi borough anS psSis sns sss ss
quested to vote BY tickets printed or written,
or partly printed and partly written severally
as one f onrts voted fn9 ans
to be labelled outside "Judiciary =" one tick
ct shall embrace the names otall state officers
| voted for, and be labelled state; one ticket
shall embrace tho name of all County officers
voted for, including oiioe OF Senator, member
and members OF Assembly, II voted for and
I; belled "County - one ticket shall embrace tn,
name soi all township officers voted for and BE-
= labelled "Township :" one ticket shall embrac,
be abelled 'Borough.n and each class shall b,
Deposited in separate ballot boxes.
WHEREAS, The Fifteenth Amendment OF ~
Contsitution OF the United States is as fol
. SncrroNg The right OF citizens of the Uni
ted States to vote shall not DO denied or
account of race, color, OF previous condition
= OF seryitudo."
= TO enforce this article by appropriate legisla
AND wuuRrAs, The Congress OF the Unite
ssaca III ahc Hn Ii' Act to enforce tho Fight
cttixons of the United States to vote In the
s eral States Of this uulon, and Tor other pur
poses" the hrst and second sections OF while
SECTION /. be II enacted by tho Senate an
3, House of Representatives OF the United state
OF America in Congress assembled, That q
J citizens of tho United States, who are, or sha
be otherwise qualified by law to vote at an
n election by the people nany state, Terrltor!
"a district, municipality or othor territorial sui
division, shall be entitled and allowed g vo,
at all such elections without distinction
any Constitution, law, custom, usage or reg'
"A lation OF any state or Territory, or by, or ur
" der its authority, to tho contrary notwit
or SRcrios @ And DO 1T further enacted, This
if by or under the authority, Of the Constit'
RI territory, any act Is or shall be required to
done as a prerequisite or qualihcation OF vo
2 Ing, and by such constitution or laws, person
g. or officers are or shall DO charged with the pc
formance OF duties In furnishing to citizens
opportunity to per form such prerequisite. or
become qualihed to vote, 1t shall DO tho du
of eyory such person and officer to give TO q
oitisens OF the United states, the same al
equal opportunity 10 perform such prorequ
10 site and TO become qualified to vote wltho
distinction OF raco, color or previous cOuditi'
Or OF seryitude and ifany such person or otiic
, shall refuse or knowingly omit TO give full I
u" teet 20 this section, he shall, for every such
49,, fence, forfeit and pay tue sum OF hye hundr
III dollars 20 the person aggrievei thereby, to
> recovered by an action on tho case, with Il
e. costs aud such allowance for counsel fees
"a the court shall deem Just, ana shall also,
oe eyory such offence, DO deemed guilty OF a m
"A demssnor, and shall on conyictlon thereof,
'' hned mot iess thsn ,ss hTS honarea aol OF
Nv more than one year. or both' at the discreti
ba Of the court.
n isacti9p OF the vi article OF the Constitution
~ tLejU nited States that "This Constitution, a
"a the laws Of tho United States which shall
''' the supreme law OF the land, auytbi
th In the Constitution or laws OF any State to
contrary notwithstanding
he ARD WnERKAs, The Legislature of this &c
mon wealth, on the 9th day of April, A. Ii
at pass ID an act, entitled "a further supplem
10 the act relating to elections in this Comm
at wealth. the tenth section OF which provides
IL .,sEcTros 10. That so much OF every ac
Assembly M provides that only white freen
r. shall be entitled to vote or be registered as
Ite spec iai election Of this Commonwealth, bo
the came Is hereby repealed and that herea
ne ali fr seman, without distinction OF color, sha
enrolled and registered according TO tho
visions of the first section OF tho act appro
- seventeenth April, 1850, entitled "An Act
ne ltber supplemental to the act relating to the
>N. tiona Oft Commonwealth" and when otl
oil wise uuglined under existing laws, be enti
yder to votes general and special elections In
hu1 Commonwealth.
ideb The said above recited amendment and
nme mnss be executed and obeyed by all assoss
we're register of voters, election oficers, and 9th
lder that the rights and privileges guaranteed til
by may be secured to all the citizens OF this
,nonweslth entitled to the sam,.
TOT BY the 18th section OF the act OF Assembl
- JANUARY 80. 1874, II is enacted that 40 sooI
the ,oils shall close, the officers Of election d
proceed to count Gil the votes cast for such
prdste voted for, and makes full return Of
udy dime In tripiicate, with return sheet in
liar ation In ell OF which the votes received by
" as dindidste shall be given after his name, fr'
vi caoI ls aud again IN hsu1es, anu hhel DO sls
In WV ali OF said officers aud oertihed.by overst
ylva- bAny, or II not 30 certified. the oyerseers
II on any officer refusing TO sign or certify, or 81
Of them shall, write upon each OF tho retrrni